Etymograph

English

Pontine

Pontine comes from Latin; the Latin form is not named.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEform not named
  2. EnglishtodayPontine

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEform not named
  2. EnglishtodayPontine

Another origin of Pontine

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pent-‘path’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*póntoh₁s‘path, road’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pontsreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpōns‘bridge’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEPontia
  6. EnglishtodayPontine

Today it means

adj Of or relating to the Pontine Marshes, a formerly extensive swampy area between Rome and Naples. The area has since been drained and reclaimed and is today mostly used for agriculture.

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